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foray

[fawr-ey, for-ey] / ˈfɔr eɪ, ˈfɒr eɪ /


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Colson Whitehead’s latest foray into the bent world of “reluctant fence” Ray Carney — “Cool Machine,” the third and final installment of his Harlem Trilogy — is an American epic disguised as a heist novel.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

It’s been a roller-coaster ride for Netflix investors over the past 12 months, following the company’s aggressive foray into the mergers-and-acquisitions market — namely, its failed effort to acquire Warner Bros.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

Sometimes we react to injustice or betrayal by treating any foray into gradations as if it’s an existential threat to progress.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

It was not Su’s only foray into the space industry; his company has been a high-profile backer of some of SpaceX’s Chinese competitors.

From Salon Jun. 19, 2026

Gawaine and Mordred came straight to Camelot from their foray among the Old Ones, but Agravaine did not come with them.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Famous Boston fund manager Jeremy Grantham recalled in his autobiography one of his first forays into stock picking as a young man.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

New Zealand's Defence Force privately warned that Beijing's naval forays and ballistic missile tests would become a "persistent" feature of the Pacific, according to an internal document obtained by AFP last month.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

But its forays into men's football have not borne similar fruit.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

It’s been tweaked and freshened up a few times since, and became a signature of the brand’s first forays into ready-to-wear apparel under the guidance of Marc Jacobs.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2026

They had participated in secret conversations, received certain assurances, and gone so far as to make reconnaissance forays to outlying parts of the city.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Inspired by saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker, Lee forayed into jazz, picking up his first bass while attending Morehouse College in Atlanta.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2023

Broadcom has also diversified beyond its core chip business and forayed into the lucrative software arena, at a time when the world grapples with supply chain disruptions and an industry-wide chip shortage.

From Reuters Dec. 9, 2021

Recently, the company even forayed into building a zero carbon emission racing vehicle to compete in the Baja 1000, a grueling Mexican off-road race approximately 850 miles long.

From Seattle Times Sep. 6, 2021

Her parents have also forayed into the reality show world.

From Salon Sep. 10, 2019

I have my mother’s thin blood, the kind so easily forayed by a chilly draft, an unexpected rain.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

As Ford sped forward, a sea of red-coated musicians cavorted and pranced across the south end of the field, foraying past the 20-yard line.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 19, 2021

Analysts are now scrutinising whether Grab can justify its valuations by turbocharging growth in its existing businesses and successfully foraying into digital banking.

From Reuters Apr. 28, 2021

Their sit-and-wait technique involved male baboons hovering around urban perimeters before foraying into the city.

From National Geographic Jan. 26, 2018

While Fletcher and his students are foraying into other applications of the mobile microscope, such as examining your skin or testing for malaria and Tb, MIT’s Ramesh Raskar has become known as the ‘Eye Guy.’

From Forbes Jul. 1, 2014

The Khalif of Damascus had enjoined him on no account to risk the whole Moslem army in unknown dangers, and had only authorized small foraying expeditions.

From The Moors in Spain by Lane-Poole, Stanley




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